A neolignan-type impurity arising from the peracid oxidation reaction of anethole in the surreptitious synthesis of 4-methoxyamphetamine (PMA).

Authors :: Waumans, Dieter
Hermans, Bas
Bruneel, Noel
Tytgat, Jan
Source :: Forensic Science International. July 16, 2004, Vol. 143 Issue 2-3, p133, 7 p.
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: Abstract The neolignan-type substance 2,4-dimethyl-3,5-bis(4'-methoxyphenyl) tetrahydrofuran is presented as a new forensic marker compound for the peracid oxidation of anethole. It is hypothesized that the formation of a stable intermediary [...]

Subjects :: Anise -- Research
Tetrahydrofuran -- Research
Paramethoxyamphetamine -- Research
Oxidation-reduction reaction -- Research

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